Pair Of Pigs Euthanized After Being Struck By Vehicle On Route 63

Pair of pigs that wandered onto Route 63 in Canaan euthanized after being struck by vehicle

CANAAN – A pair of pigs that escaped from a local farm Tuesday morning were put down by their owner after they were struck and injured by a vehicle on Route 63, according to state police.

Trooper First Class Kelly Grant said the incident happened at approximately 9:15 a.m. Tuesday morning in the Falls River section of town when two pigs got loose from a local farm and wandered onto a portion of Route 63.

The pigs were injured in the collision and their owner arrived on scene prior to animal control to put the pigs down and retrieve them, Grant said.